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October 15 2006 - In an effort to develop skills, more productive and better service to the people, the Philippine Civil Service Commission (CSC) offers free development training to government workers, this was learned on Sunday.

The CSC in Northeastern Mindanao is also set to offer programs that will help workers in the government enhance their skills, talents and values and develop productivity to better serve the people.

Northeastern Mindanao Regional Director Adams Torres said the law mandates a continuing development program for all government workers at all levels in the bureaucracy to create an environment conducive
to the development of personnel skills.

The CSC, Torres said, will offer live-out training interventions for all government workers up to the end of this month.

The live-out training includes the Supervisory Development Course (SDC) Module 6 which is recommended to update the supervisor’s knowledge and skills in responding to the supervisory requirements of
the job.

Another is the Values Orientation Workshop (VOW) designed to enhance the participants’ ethical and moral values, imbue right attitude and greater sense of commitment, responsibilities and dedication to public service.

Defensive Driving (DD) is also introduced for government drivers that will introduce ways to improve quality service towards work that would spell success in the field of driving.

Torres said the target participants for SDC are employees currently performing or about to perform supervisory or managerial roles while VOW is intended for middle managers and rank and file employees
coming from Local Government Units (LGUs), including Barangay Officials and Employees, National Government Agencies (NGAs), Government Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) and State
Colleges and Universities (SUCs).

Defensive driving seminar for government drivers is also designed for all driver-employees in government offices to be more careful and conscious in driving. (PNA)

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Filipino nurses hoping to fulfill their dream of working in the United States will now have an easier time applying for accreditation after the Philippines’ first-ever National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) Center opened its doors to the public this morning.

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Charge d’ Affaires of the United States Embassy in Manila Paul W. Jones has lauded the multi-dimensional developments being undertaken by Clark Development Corporation (CDC) at the Clark Freeport to rev up economic activities and generate employment opportunities in the former American military base.

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The government has bolstered the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by directing the network of Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) to receive OFW complaints onsite concerning violations of the country’s rules governing overseas employment.

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The Department of Health (DOH), World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have released a joint advisory to inform the public on the true state of breast feeding practices in the country today.

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Senator Pia Cayetano on Friday urged the Department of Health to include the issue on family planning in its priority lists, saying the growing problems on population is the state’s responsibility and it has a duty to address these.

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Secretary Ronaldo Puno of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Sunday ordered officials tasked to monitor disaster relief and response efforts to draw up measures that will strengthen the coordination between the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) and local government units (LGUs) in the issuance of calamity alerts.

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find out whether the promised economic gains from the deal would more than offset the losses.

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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will meet Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes this week to assess DOE’s implementation of her directives on the immediate privatization of power assets and the lowering of power
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Heavy rains wrought by typhoon ‘Egay’ has forced the cancellation of some domestic and international flights even as 22 planes were diverted to land at the Subic Bay International Airport.

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Budget and Management Rolando Andaya Jr. on Saturday said flood control projects of the government will get P7.4 billion next year.

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Some 39,825 persons have availed of the different programs of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Northern Mindanao during the first half of the year.

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